Dynamic audio-video interconnection system
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1. A dynamic audio-video interconnection system comprising:
- a television receiver;
a peripheral-television multipin connector coupled to said television receiver;
a plurality of peripheral units for receiving or transmitting video/audio signals;
a plurality of control stages, each of said control stages being associated with a different one of said peripheral units for coupling said associated peripheral unit to said peripheral-television multipin connector;
a plurality of electronic switches, each of said electronic switches being associated with a different one of said control stages and being controlled by said associated control stage to make interconnections among said peripheral units and between said peripheral units and said television receiver;
a remote system control means for generating and transmitting commands requesting said electronic switches to make selected interconnections among said peripheral units and between said television receiver and selected peripheral units;
means in said television receiver for receiving said transmitted commands and for transmitting said received commands to said control stages; and
a microprocessor coupled to said receiving and transmitting means and each of said control stages for receiving said commands from said receiving and transmitting means and for controlling said electronic switches to make said requested interconnections.
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Abstract
A dynamic audio-video interconnection system for connecting together at least one television receiver and a plurality of peripheral units in home audio-visual installations. By means of a remote-control keyboard, the user transmits interconnection orders which are processed by a microprocessor in order to actuate electronic switches which effect the desired interconnection.
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1. A dynamic audio-video interconnection system comprising:
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a television receiver; a peripheral-television multipin connector coupled to said television receiver; a plurality of peripheral units for receiving or transmitting video/audio signals; a plurality of control stages, each of said control stages being associated with a different one of said peripheral units for coupling said associated peripheral unit to said peripheral-television multipin connector; a plurality of electronic switches, each of said electronic switches being associated with a different one of said control stages and being controlled by said associated control stage to make interconnections among said peripheral units and between said peripheral units and said television receiver; a remote system control means for generating and transmitting commands requesting said electronic switches to make selected interconnections among said peripheral units and between said television receiver and selected peripheral units; means in said television receiver for receiving said transmitted commands and for transmitting said received commands to said control stages; and a microprocessor coupled to said receiving and transmitting means and each of said control stages for receiving said commands from said receiving and transmitting means and for controlling said electronic switches to make said requested interconnections. - View Dependent Claims (2, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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3. A dynamic audio-video interconnection system for selectively connecting together a television receiver to one or more of a plurality of peripheral units via a peripheral-television multipin connector and a microprocessor executing commands directing the selected interconnections for the transfer of audio-video information, the system comprising:
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a plurality of control stages, each of said control stages being associated with a different one of said peripheral units for transferring information between said associated peripheral unit and said peripheral-television multipin connector; a remote system control means for generating said commands indicating the interconnections to be made between said television receiver and said selected peripheral units and for transmitting said user orders; means in said television receiver for receiving said transmitted commands and for transmitting said received commands to said microprocessor; and a plurality of electronic switches, each of said switches being associated with a different one of said control stages and being controlled by said microprocessor in accordance with said received commands to make interconnections among selected peripheral units and between selected peripheral units and said television receiver whereby audio-video information is transmitted among said selected peripheral units and between said selected peripheral units and said television receiver. - View Dependent Claims (4)
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